CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fellsmere

Florida · 2,179 residents · 57.6 sq mi

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Fellsmere is a city of 2,179 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 1% of adults. The population has fallen 43% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 27.8. The typical home is worth $45,700. That trails the Florida median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

1% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,179

−43%vs 2000

vs 3,813 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.8

+8%vs 2000

vs 25.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

57.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.2%(223)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(226)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(177)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(161)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(183)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(401)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(252)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(167)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(158)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(172)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(40)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,531

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,395 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,456

−27%vs 2000

vs $10,258 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$387

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

31.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19.4%(739)

Black6.6%(253)

Hispanic / Latino73.2%(2,790)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(1,791)

Black9.1%(199)

Hispanic / Latino43.2%(941)

Asian0%(0)

Other8.7%(189)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican67.7%(3,353)

Central American3.1%(154)

Honduran2.3%(115)

Puerto Rican1.3%(66)

Spaniard1%(51)

Cuban0.8%(39)

Guatemalan0.8%(39)

Asian origin

Japanese0.9%(44)

Ancestry

American10.9%(538)

Irish3%(147)

German2.5%(122)

English0.9%(45)

West Indian0.3%(17)

Haitian0.3%(17)

Italian0.3%(14)

Subsaharan African0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.3%

+13.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48%(1,018)

Married39.7%(841)

Widowed3.4%(73)

Divorced8.8%(187)

Women 15+

Never married33.4%(483)

Married48.8%(705)

Widowed1.1%(16)

Divorced16.7%(242)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

34.4%

−25.2 ptssince 2013

from 59.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.0%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.8%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

30.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38%(52)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.6%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.1%(55)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 137 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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